Morten Kniffen  
Third Baseman | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
Kniffen seems to become especially focused in big situations. Kniffen never has been a patient hitter. The switch-hitting Kniffen has better plate coverage and more power from the right side than when he bats lefthanded. One thing's for sure, Morten Kniffen is a dead-pull hitter.

Baserunning & Defense
His arm and range are average, and he has a tendency to get lazy with his feet. Kniffen doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a few bases each season without getting caught very often.

2025 Outlook
Kniffen flat-out isn't ready for this level of competition. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down promptly.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2001 WHI 3B 51 25 68 55 58 58 55 56 47 24 0 Active 59 65 . 241
2002 CRE 3B 52 32 69 55 58 58 55 56 47 25 1 AA/AAA 65 64 . 255
2003 CRE 3B 58 39 68 55 58 58 55 56 47 26 2 Active 72 64 . 277
2004 CRE 3B 64 47 68 55 58 58 55 56 47 27 3 Active 75 67 . 301
2005 CRE 3B 65 54 68 55 58 58 55 56 47 28 4 Active 75 69 . 314
2006 CRE 3B 65 54 70 55 58 58 55 56 47 29 5 AA/AAA 75 71 2B-39, SS-34, CF-42, C-2 315
2007 CRE 3B 65 54 72 55 58 58 55 56 47 30 6 AA/AAA 75 69 2B-41, SS-31, CF-41, C-1 316
2008 CRE 3B 65 54 72 55 58 58 55 56 47 31 7 Active 75 69 1B-60, 2B-39, SS-30, CF-38, C-1 315
2009 CRE 3B 65 54 72 55 58 58 55 56 47 32 8 Active 75 67 SS-31, C-0, CF-35, 2B-36 314
2010 CRE 3B 65 53 71 55 58 58 55 56 47 33 9 Active 74 68 SS-33, C-0, CF-31, 2B-32 310
2011 CRE 3B 65 53 68 55 58 58 55 56 47 34 10 AA/AAA 74 67 SS-34, C-0, CF-26, 2B-28 306
2012 CRE 3B 64 53 65 55 58 58 55 56 47 35 11 AA/AAA 74 65 SS-35, C-0, CF-21, 2B-22 301
2013 FA 3B 63 52 62 55 58 58 55 56 47 36 12 Free Agent 72 65 2B-18, SS-36, C-0, CF-17 293
2014 OTT 3B 60 50 59 55 58 58 55 56 47 37 13 AA/AAA 71 65 2B-17, SS-34, C-0, CF-15 280
2015 OTT 3B 58 47 56 55 58 58 55 56 47 38 14 AA/AAA 69 62 2B-18, SS-29, C-0, CF-10 267
2016 OTT 3B 54 45 51 55 58 58 55 56 47 39 15 AA/AAA 69 59 2B-17, SS-24, C-0, CF-3 250
Ratings Delta -4 -2 -5             +1 +1     -3   -17

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2004 27 PNAN 159 613 103 177 36 3 17 88 100 83 62 0.747 40 1 .388 .440 .828 .298 .282 3 .993 .289
2006 29 PNAN 160 665 133 191 40 4 26 96 115 81 55 0.679 41 1 .371 .477 .848 .275 .293 3 .993 .287
2007 30 PNAN 159 595 91 179 32 0 29 94 108 58 69 1.190 27 0 .372 .501 .873 .256 .323 8 .983 .301
2012 35 PNAN 159 668 103 184 39 4 27 71 103 55 58 1.055 24 2 .334 .467 .801 .286 .272 4 .990 .275
2013 36 PNAN 158 668 93 175 27 0 33 79 96 57 52 0.912 26 0 .325 .451 .776 .277 .257 11 .973 .262
2014 37 PNAN 162 608 80 164 34 1 22 61 83 38 71 1.868 6 0 .318 .438 .756 .252 .275 9 .978 .270
2015 38 PPOW 159 578 82 158 23 0 28 82 93 72 57 0.792 5 1 .357 .458 .815 .250 .289 6 .987 .273
2016 39 PPOW 156 584 68 152 24 0 25 59 81 55 63 1.145 3 0 .330 .430 .760 .292 .238 8 .981 .260
Totals     1272 4979 753 1380 255 12 207 630 779 499 487 0.976 172 5 .349 .458 .807 .282 .275 52 .985 .277

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2001 24 WHI 127 456 51 121 26 0 3 29 52 48 121 2.521 13 3 .344 .342 .686 .308 .251 9 .971 .265
2002 25 CRE 60 259 25 62 15 1 4 19 25 15 65 4.333 6 0 .289 .351 .640 .204 .249 2 .985 .239
2003 26 CRE 45 162 20 35 7 0 2 8 14 19 25 1.316 5 0 .314 .296 .610 .256 .203 1 .992 .216
2004 27 CRE 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1.00 .000
2005 28 CRE 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.000 1 0 .333 .000 .333 .000 .000 0 1.00 .000
2008 31 CRE 21 5 13 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0.500 2 0 .571 1.00 1.57 .500 .333 0 .000 .400
2009 32 CRE 53 186 26 37 3 2 8 22 17 16 17 1.063 4 0 .266 .366 .632 .193 .220 4 .965 .199
2010 33 CRE 88 357 51 85 19 0 14 35 40 21 43 2.048 9 0 .287 .409 .696 .210 .246 2 .989 .238
2011 34 CRE 42 157 24 33 9 0 6 6 15 11 17 1.545 4 0 .262 .382 .644 .220 .193 1 .990 .210
Totals     449 1586 212 375 79 3 38 121 165 133 291 2.188 45 3 .303 .362 .665 .231 .239 19 .994 .236

Transfer History for Morten Kniffen
Date Transferred with Kniffen To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
June 20 2013 Released to Free Agents by Creston Kokanee
May 25 2014 Free Agent signing by Ottawa Milk Men

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